Chapter 7 - Meet the Baby

Laura took the news that she was pregnant with her usual smiley attitude, and she was sure that the doctor would have had her locked up if she hadn't assured her that is was a blessing. She quickly made her way to the book store to grab a book on pregnancy and made her way back home, eager to read.

Finishing the book, Laura laid there for a few seconds, taking in all the added information about pregnancy that she hadn't known before. She knew she should tell Isaac, but she wasn't about to ring him and tell him he was going to be a father. She had seen that he had gotten married the day after they had slept together, and she didn't want to ruin the newly wedded bliss he was sure to be in. Her stomach growled, reminding her that she hadn't eaten since the night before, and even then she had thrown it all back up again.

"Yum, grape pancakes," Laura murmured to the child inside her, receiving a small flutter of kicks back as she sat down to eat what she had made. She was quite glad she had listened to her mother about how food was important for a strong healthy baby, and tailored her eating habits to that. Rubbing her stomach after eating, Laura busied herself tidying up the small house, thinking that it would be a good idea to move at some point, even if it was just to give the baby some more room to play with.

Before long, Laura started to feel tired again, sitting down in front of the TV to see if there was anything on, but soon forgetting to check when the baby started kicking again. She wondered if it was a boy or a girl, and with the way the baby was kicking, she was 95 percent sure that it was going to be a boy, and had chosen on the Garrett if it was. 

Soon getting restless sat down, Laura pulled out her guitar, soothing the baby to sleep with the soft lullaby she was playing. When she was absolutely sure that the baby was asleep, she put down the guitar and went to bed, hoping to get a full nights sleep before the big day.

Sadly, she was soon woken up by intense pains, realising she was in labour! She was about to meet her child, without the father knowing she was even pregnant!

In a panic, Laura rang for a taxi, getting ready to go to the hospital before she gave birth right there on the bedroom floor. Some how she was still in the right mind to text Isaac, telling him to meet her at the hospital as soon as he could. The taxi pulled up outside her house, and Laura waddled out to it, stopping a few times as the contractions were coming thick and fast now. She told the driver to get her to the hospital as fast as they could, the sight of the large white building filling her with relief that it would soon be over.

Hours later, Laura emerged from the hospital, her guess right about the gender of her baby. Little Garrett Whitmore was born, crying and wanting his mother right away. She let the nurses clean her and Garrett up, and sent her on the way, with a shell shocked Isaac following close behind. Laura wasn't sure if she felt happy or annoyed that Isaac had managed to make his way there, but was eternally grateful that she wasn't alone.

"Why didn't you tell me?!" Isaac asked as soon as they got back to Laura's house, not even letting her put Garrett down in the cot she had bought specially for him.

"Let me put the baby down and then we'll talk, Isaac," Laura hissed, holding her son closer to her.

"No, we will talk about this now. You came on to me and then feel pregnant. Were you planning this? Was that the reason why you asked me about wanting children?" Isaac's questions were coming thick and fast, he wasn't letting Laura get a word in edgewise.

"Let me put Garrett down and you'll get your answers!" Laura sounded firm, and Isaac knew she meant business.

"Fine. go put your son down," Isaac sounded bitter before she had even explained what had happened.

'This is not going to end well,' Laura thought, placing Garrett in his crib and placing a light kiss to his forehead before leaving the room.

"What do you want to know?" Laura turned her full attention to Isaac, who hadn't moved from his spot by the door.

"Did you, or did you not, get pregnant intentionally?" Isaac ground out, pressing his fingers against the bridge of his nose.

"No, I did not get pregnant intentionally," Laura sighed, sitting down on the chair, "I went out because someone had once again walked away from me, and you were there. You gave me the time of day that I wanted, and I took it. I took advantage of you, I admit that, but you didn't tell me you were engaged at the time! I only found that out by reading the paper the next day!"

"I didn't know you were going to seduce me and use me to get yourself pregnant! I'm through with you and your spawn. I don't want to see you or him ever again!" Isaac shouted, hearing crying coming from the next room. "Best go attend to your spawn, I'm out."

"Fine, don't let the door hit you on the way out. We don't need you, we'll be fine on our own," Laura retorted, watching as Isaac left her house, and hopefully her and Garrett's lives.

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I had Garrett's traits and likes written down and now I can't find the paper! I think his likes were the colour Teal, Pancakes and Latin music. I also think his traits were Genius and Virtuoso.

Chapter 6 - Going Deep

The first thing that Laura did when she got inside the pub was find her first target, which happened to be Isaac Luck celebrating his last night as a almost single bloke. A few well timed flirts soon had them making out like no ones business, and had people staring at them from the other side of the stage.

Before too long, it was closing time, which for Isaac and Laura just meant going round to the car park and staring at the stars.
"Do you ever think of having children?" Laura asked, interested in his answer, Isaac just looked at the stars, contemplating his answer before shaking his head.
"Bit deep for a bit of fun, don't you think?" he replied, moving closer to Laura. She just nodded, unsure on where this was going. not that she cared, she was glad that someone didn't find her repulsive or make excuses when she tried to take things further.
"yeah, I guess you're right. Hey, want to come back to my place and get dry?" Laura then asked, a glint in her eye. Isaac nodded, standing up and dusting himself off.

Suffice to say, Laura did not get much sleep that night, kissing Isaac goodbye just as day broke over the horizon.

Laura tried to get some sleep, but kept coming over with waves of nausea, but didn't let it put her off going and doing one Sing-A-Gram before she fell too tired to do any more, instantly recognising the woman that had called for one.

"Hey, weren't you outside the pub last night, heavily pregnant?" Laura asked the woman, receiving a nod. "Okay, so where is your baby?"

"She's somewhere," the woman replied, "now do what you were called for and get out!"

Laura quickly got the Sing-A-Gram over with and got out of the house faster than if her bum was on fire. She didn't know if all new mothers were like that, but if they were, she wanted to try her hardest not to be like that if she ever had children.

Laura returned home, pulling out her trusted guitar and played a few chords, hoping the music would ease her rolling stomach and pounding head.

Alas, it didn't for her, and before she knew it, she was bent over the toilet once again, only this time, instead of unclogging it, she was filling it with something a whole lot worse.

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Something happened other than just going to work and back home again! Also, I have no idea why Isaac's hair and clothing changed, nor do I know why he suddenly gained a beard..  As for Laura's quick change of clothing? The silly crash to desktop that happened to me!

Chapter 5 - Elusive git.

Laura needed to get out, she was starting to go crazy staring at her bedroom and living room. She had heard that there was a party going on at one of the pubs, and keeping her work outfit on as it was easier than trying to find something from deep in the depths of the falling to bits dresser that she had recently acquired. She wasn't expecting anything, maybe a drink or two and to flirt with some men to get her mind of Harmon, only to bump into him on her outing!

He apologised for running out on her the day before, and even gave her a small kiss to let her know how really sorry he was. Laura forgave him, what more could she do at the time, she was wanting to get him into bed desperately that she would take any smattering of affection he gave her.

It wasn't long before he had to leave again, not telling her where he had to go, or even where he lived. The only thing he gave Laura was a lingering kiss before he disappeared into the night, leaving a very frustrated Laura in his absence.

Laura crossed her arms, watching him disappear across the road before turning around and stalking into the building, intending on getting someone to go home with her.

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Short chapter, but there is a reason! Chapter 6 will be up relatively shortly, with the rest of the night. The only reason this one is so short is because my game crashed in the middle of getting pictures, and none of them would have made sense if they had been squished together with the others, and since it does further the whole thing (I do have plans for Harmon, despite him always eluding our dear Laura) I left them in instead of them gathering dust on my hard drive.

(Also, conversations will be starting to happen soon, since they have been mostly Laura talking to herself  as of the moment.)

Chapter 4 - Everything is going wrong.

"So, replace the toilet, and the first time it gets used, it clogs!" Laura shouted at the toilet, armed with a plunger and not afraid to use it. Success! She unclogged the toilet, but promptly broke the shower! A few choice words escaped her mouth, leaving the shower to sprinkle the bathroom merrily while she got ready for the rest of her day.

Before long, it was time for her gig at the coffee house, hoping whichever deity that oversaw Starlight Shores would make it go smoothly for her. Unfortunately, that didn't work, and Laura finally managed to trip onto the stage 5 minutes late, only to find the grand total of three people waiting for her, and the properteir reading her book, once again. Laura ploughed on, determined to make it a good concert, until she got the reviews afterwards.

It was a flop. however, that didn't stop Laura from singing for tips, bringing in more money than the gig did, but she didn't see the one person she had hoped to see. She tried not to let it get to her, but the listeners could see that she wasn't on top of her game, despite the tips being quite large.

Laura returned home, defeated after the long day, but desperately needing a shower. She managed to fix it, and got her shower before falling into bed once more. 

Sunday had finally rolled around, and to celebrate the day she finally got paid, Laura invited Harmon Goth round to get to know him more. He agreed, and was around practically before Laura had even hung up the phone on him.

They greeted rather enthusiastically, and talked and played on the guitar for a while, but as soon as Laura tried to take it further by stripping to her underwear, Harmon left, leaving Laura to wonder what she had done wrong, and if she was ever going to find love.

 

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Laura's generation goal is hobby/obsession, which is where the guitar comes in. But as it is quite "boring" looking at pictures of someone playing the guitar, I'll be skipping it out and just mentioning it every so often.

Harmon really did just walk out on her after she tried to use "try for baby" with him. I followed him to see where he was going, but after a while it looked like he wasn't going anywhere, so went back and found Laura staring out of the window as if to see where he went. I think Hermon is a lost cause, but I'll see where it takes me.

Chapter 3 - Romance in the air?

'Bah, rain. What am I going to do today?' Laura thought to herself while gazing out of her window, watching the rain hit against the ground and window pane.

 "I should really invest in some curtains, after I replace that toilet," she told herself, quickly moving away form the window before someone saw her in her underwear. after pottering around the house for a while, Laura finally decided to do something and made her way to the very wet park to try her luck at singing for more tips. This time was a bit more successful for her, gaining the interest of two people!

Feeling very soggy after a couple of hours, Laura soon realised she was running behind on the Sing-A-Gram orders that had come through, starting with someone from the Fire station, where she also found a foosball table. Having only ever seen them on the TV before, she dived in, the wonder and enjoyment showing on her face quite clearly.

When no more calls came in, Laura went to the store to see if she could buy the cheapest toilet that was available, soon making a new friend and gossiping about the passers-by in the store.

Their parting words were that there was a show going on at Flying V's coffee house that Laura should check out and see the competition she was up against, causing her to rush out of the shop and go and see what it was like. She was thankful that it was just an Acrobat, but Laura sat down to watch anyway, to see if she could grab some of the patrons afterwards for tips. 

She was very popular that night, gaining almost 300 in tips, enough to get that toilet and some new curtains. Laura was pleased, pleased enough the the adrenalin kept her up all night and most of the next day, which started off the same as the day before, more Sing-A-Grams and trying to earn tips to continue with decorating her house.

When she changed into her work clothes, she was glad to see a new coloured outfit. As much as she loved the red and black outfit, the dark green made her feel more at home. Having only one Sing-A-Gram to do, Laura made the choice to go back to the coffee house to see if she could get more people interested in her, and her music. It worked like a charm, even managing to make someone crush on her! 

Feeling bold, Laura moved in for the kill, which she thought went really well.

 Since by now, she had been awake for around 27 hours, Laura tried to return home, only to be stopped by another bloke giving her flowers!

She accepted them nicely, and returned back to her house, falling into bed practically right away and dreaming of what she would do with the house.

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On Laura's journey, I saw some of Maxis/EA's outfit mishaps... on a pregnant woman no less!

Sorry hun, but those underwear with those tights and shoes? Someone needs a new stylist!

Chapter 2 - That was important!

Have you ever woken up to find things missing from your house? Laura had never had the pleasure before moving to Starlight Shores, waking up to find some some so-and-so had infiltrated her house overnight and stolen her bathroom sink and toilet! Two days she had been in the house, and she already had to find some way to replace what has to be one of the most important part of living!

Laura was quite glad it hadn't been her guitar, the one thing that she had left from hew old life, which she kept in the corner of the front room. Caressing the guitar as she picked it up, Laura started strumming a tune, letting her frustrations leave her body as the music rang around the small living room.

She, or rather, Snugglebum the Cacophonous, had been reminded that she was on the clock that day, and she hoped she would be busy enough to pay her bills and maybe replace the toilet. Her first and only visit however happened to be to Melanie Worthington, a grandmother who looks after her grandson. Laura took pity on the old woman, spending the rest of the day at Melanie's house and getting to know the sweet woman before leaving to go home, have a quick bowl of cereal and fall into bed, once again hoping the next day would bring her something better than a stolen toilet.

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The stolen toilet and sink were not part of what I had planned, only, I'd turned on my game and then had to deal with something else for a few minutes. Next thing I know Laura had a burglar negative moodlet while asleep and upon inspection, it was the toilet and sink that had been taken! I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation and work it into here somehow!